Tag: mysteries
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Book review: A Play of Piety by Margaret Frazer
A Play of Piety by Margaret Frazer My rating: 4 of 5 stars It’s impossible to review this book without the context of the previous five in the series (A Play of Isaac, A Play of Dux Moraud, A Play of Knaves, A Play of Lords, and A Play of Treachery), not to mention the…
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Book Review: A Time for the Death of a King by Ann Dukthas
A Time For The Death Of A King by Ann Dukthas My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is in the first in a series featuring a mysterious stranger who never dies. Nicholas Segalla is suspiciously long-lived, and he plays a critical role in solving the mystery behind several historical events. In this debut…
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Book Review: They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer
They Found Him Dead by Georgette Heyer My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a quintessential Georgette Heyer mystery. It’s light and fluffy (or as light and fluffy as a book can be with dead bodies in it). The mystery itself is reasonably straightforward, but the strengths of Heyer mysteries are her characterizations and…